The best comedian in the United States Senate - the best intentional comedian, that is - was in Nashville over the weekend, traveling south from Washington, D.C., and his home state to raise money for his re-election bid.
Al Franken, th... Read more

Memphis chef Kelly English, owner of Restaurant Iris, is taking aim at state Sen. Brian Kelsey for introducing a bill that would let wedding vendors turn away same-sex couples.
English has received national attention for offering to host... Read more

Joe Carr's Senate campaign says this morning that it has released a minute-long radio spot that "continues the campaign’s effort to draw sharp contrasts between Senator Alexander’s liberal record and the strong conservative leadership" ... Read more

Legislation in Kansas similar to a Tennessee bill that would let wedding vendors turn away same-sex couples appeared to stall out late last week.
Republican leaders in the Kansas Senate said Friday that they won't hold a debate on a meas... Read more

U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn will debate climate change with TV scientist Bill Nye this Sunday on "Meet the Press."
NBC News says that Blackburn, R-Brentwood, and the former host of "Bill Nye, the Science Guy" will dig in on topics such as... Read more

State Sen. Jim Tracy, R-Shelbyville, says he wasn't persuaded by a political supporter to introduce a budget amendment that would deny state funding for The Amp bus rapid transit project in 2014.
Tracy categorically denied to reporters t... Read more

The name Haslam is English. But the Tennessee governor of that name will be eating dry-aged rib eye beef and American Osetra caviar with the president of France tonight.
Gov. Bill Haslam and his wife, Crissy, are on the guest list for to... Read more

U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander's campaign says in a memo that went out Tuesday afternoon that the two-term Tennessee Republican holds a three-to-one edge over his closest opponent in the Republican primary.
According to polling from North Sta... Read more

State Rep. Mike Turner has a tip for the Office of the Repealer: check into repealing itself.
The House Democratic Caucus chairman has filed a request with the Office of the Repealer -- the state office that reviews state offices for red... Read more